My container of choice for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge is a large ceramic pot that’s been converted into a water fountain.
Water fountain
The splashing sound of the water drowns out traffic sounds and turns a small urban backyard into a park-like setting. The water fountain has become a meeting spot of sorts – for the birds.
Here’s the first sparrow landing, checking things out:
One sparrow
Another one lands on the rim, dipping deeply into the cooling water:
splashing up a storm
And then the party begins
Robin and friend
coming in for landing
Three’s company
one bird alighting
drinking deeply
And you thought only your office colleagues enjoyed gathering around the water fountain?!
the pigeon has landed
The Beauty Along the Road 
This is lovely, Annette. Such a ‘refreshing’ take on the container theme, and so active. You can sense the birds’ pleasure at having such a convenient fountain.
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They seem to “smile” with their whole body 🙂
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I adore that cobalt blue in a garden setting. Great photos, as usual.
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Such a great color, isn’t it!
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Ha ha! We’ve both gone along the same lines whilst thinking outside the box this week! Watching the birds is such fun 🙂 The sparrows in Greece were great to watch and photograph, real characters. A water feature or garden pond is so important for the birds in the hot summer weather!
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A bird-crazy week for both of us – I looked at your post! As I am sitting here by my computer, I hear the hummingbirds outside humming to the feeder. But everything I lift my camera to capture them, they are off. There’s one with a brilliant red throat that needs to be eternalized…patience…:-)
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Have you got a remote for your camera? If so you could link it to laptop via hdmi and set the camera on a tripod, with something to cover and camouflage it, then the birds wouldn’t even see you 🙂 I wish we had hummingbirds here! I’ve never seen one in real life. It’s such a joy to have wildlife and nature all around us 😀
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You are way more technically inclined than I am! Sorry you don’t have these little jewels – they sound like big insects when they come around because their wings are flapping so rapidly. They also make a really sweet chit/chit sound. Every once in a while they actually sit still somewhere and then you hold your breath because you know they’ll be off in a second. Hyperactive little birds!
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I need you to film them for me now 😉 What a joy! I have to say that most of my wildlife photograph is handheld sneaky style without the extra tech! I usually try to find something I can partially hide behind (tree, rocks, shrubs, car) and then you just have to be really still and quiet until the wildlife doesn’t feel that you’re anything to worry about! Some people have camouflage blankets or cotton sheets that they crouch under to hide. Patience and perseverance!!
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A lovely morning at the water cooler! 🙂
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Yes, it was. A friend’s beautiful backyard was a welcome respite from my time in the Big City 🙂
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I love this. I want one!
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Me, too! This is in a friend’s backyard…
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Oh my! I wish I was there to witness this!
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It was delightful to watch.
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Your photos are so lovely, Annette. What a great idea. Those birds obviously think so too. 🙂
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Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog for a little while today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as good as when I arrived. I’ll be back!
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Hi Russel – so glad you had a good time visiting. My (blog) home is always open for visits 🙂
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